Cornelius Van Vorst

Cornelius Van Vorst (7 March 1822-19 November 1906) was Mayor of Jersey City from 1860 to 1862, succeeding Dudley S. Gregory and preceding John B. Romar.

Biography
Cornelius Van Vorst was born in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1822, and he was an eighth generation descendant of the 17th century superintendent of the Pavonia colony. He served as the city's Democratic mayor from 1860 to 1862, and he died in Milford, Delaware in 1906.